| Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines | Sunday, September 6, 2009 |
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AT CSA-B Golden Year Countdown |
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| The countdown to the Golden Jubilee of Colegio San Agustin – Bacolod in 2012 started this school year during the Aug. 26-29 Feast of Saint Augustine. Fr. Frederick Comendador, CSA-B president, in his message during the alumni homecoming program, set the tone for the golden anniversary celebration of the college in 2012 when he emphasized that gratitude is the operational word for the jubilee. Thanksgiving and best wishes, he said, are due the people who had made San Agustin what it has achieved today. We express our thanks and best wishes to founding fathers, teachers, personnel and friends who had selflessly devoted their time, knowledge , skills and resources for the enlistment of poor but academically gifted and talented students who are now gainfully employed and had found their niche in the community, he said. The annual St. Augustine festivities, which focused on the theme, “That They May be One”, started on Aug. 26 with a Unity Dance by the student representatives from the five departments – Basic Education, Nursing, Engineering, College of Arts, Sciences and Education and the College of Accountancy, Business Education and Computer Studies. The Performing Arts presented a grand velada entitled “Saludo: Tribute to Philippine National Artists” at the gym. The CSA-B Brass Band played Philippine Airs by National Artist for Music Lucio San Pedro while the CSA-B Chorale gave a tribute to another National Artist for Music, Andrea Veneracion of the Philippine Madrigal Singers through a rendition of chorale songs associated with the Madrigals. The Kagayon Dance Troupe paid homage to the Philppine Folk Dance icons Francisca Reyes- Aquino, Ramon Obusan, Lucrecia Urtula and Leonor Orosa-Goquingco through folk dances and Filipino neo-classics set to the music and lyrics of Levi Celerio, Ernane Cuenco and Bienvenido Lumbera. The Kanlaon Theater Guild mounted a trilogy of plays by Severino Montano, Rolando Tinio and Wilfredo Ma. Guerrero. Films by Lino Brocka, Ishmael Bernal and Eddie Romero were likewise shown. An exhibit on the life and works of the National Artists complimented the multi-media program. Richard Amores of the College of Accountancy, Business Education and Computer Studies and Jelianne Rose Dinorog of the College of Arts, Sciences and Education were declared Mr. and Ms. Model Agustinians in a apageant held Aug. 27. The College of Nursing dominated the Literary-Musical and Dance Competitions. Augustinians from UNO-R and LCC attended the third day of the celebration which was the Feast Day of St. Augustine. Exhibition volleyball and basketball games between the three schools were part of the Augustinians fellowship. “Youth Speak” a forum by student leaders from the three schools were likewise held. Other activities in the four-day celebration were the St. Augustine Scholarship Quiz, the Battle of the Bands, Career Orientation for graduating high school students from different schools, JPIA Inter-school Quiz Bowl, culmination program of Buwan ng Wika and Academic Recognition. Comedian Dagul, who is an alumnus of CSA-B, graced the event, as well as Pooh in the alumni gathering. The CSA-B Alumni Association donated P50,000 to start the campaign for the scholarship program of CSA-B.
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